8B Vocab Set 2
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AmyCusumano on December 8, 2011
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 laconic | using few words; terse; concise |
| profound | very serious or deeply felt |
| writhing | twisting and turning, as in pain |
| flourish | a dramatic action or gesture; a decorative touch |
| emanate | to come from or come out of something, someone, or somewhere |
| magnanimous | very generous, kind, or forgiving |
| cease | to stop; to come to an end |
| keen | very strong and sensitive |
| grudgingly | in an unwilling way |
| overzealous | too eager or enthusiastic |
| brink | point of beginning; verge |
| incur | to cause yourself to have or experience something unpleasant or wanted |
| frantic | wildly excited by worry or fear |
| desecrate | to damage or treat a holy place or object with disrespect |
| euphoric | intensely happy or excited |
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